Tag: Croatia
Denmark advances to the world handball quarter on the back of a record unbeaten streak
The defending champions are in the quarterfinals. Denmark, who won the men’s handball world championships in 2019 and 2021, advanced to the round of 16 with a 30-25 win against Egypt on Monday night. The Danes managed a game in which they were never behind the North African champions. Simon Pytlick, the player of the […]
What major events does 2023 have in store
From King Charles III’s upcoming coronation at Westminster Abbey to the first ever Africa Super League and commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, FRANCE 24 looks ahead to the new year and shares some of the major events coming up in 2023. Croatia adopts the Euro and joins the Schengen Area More than […]
The year the war changed Europe and Sweden got a new government, Croatia adopts the euro and our correspondents look into 2023
First hour: Goodmorning, the world’s look back at the foreign year 2022 2022 – The year when the security policy map in our immediate area was redrawn. Conversation with Martin Kragh and Katarina Engberg Goodmorning the world’s look back at the domestic political year 2022 Genreless popular music as a new trend? Conversation with Tina […]
Pele’s Obituary: From Humble Origins to Immortality
by Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Pele was three months shy of his 10th birthday when he made a promise to his father Dondinho. The pair had just listened to a radio broadcast of Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over Brazil in the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup at Rio de […]
Life expectancy in the US drops to lowest in a generation
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of opioid overdose deaths reduced life expectancy in the United States for the second year in a row in 2021, with a child born that year expected to live 76.4 years, the lowest since 1996. according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and […]
Former US Open champion Cilic among top players to compete in Tata Open Maharashtra
Pune (Maharashtra)[India]December 22 (ANI): As India’s biggest tennis event, the Tata Open Maharashtra returns to the opening week of the international tennis calendar. The action gets even more exciting with the presence of top names from around the world, including 17 top-100 players. The tournament is celebrating its fifth edition in Pune and will be […]
All Time: FIFA World Cup Final Results
DOHA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) — The following are the results of all FIFA World Cup finals: 1930 Uruguay 4 Argentina 2 1934 Italy 2 Czechoslovakia 1 1938 Italy 4 Hungary 2 1950 Uruguay 2 Brazil 1 1954 West Germany 3 Hungary 2 1958 Brazil 5 Sweden 2 1962 Brazil 3 Czechoslovakia 1 1966 England 4 […]
Right now: Follow the bronze medal match in the World Cup
16.00 FootballMen’s WCBronze match Croatia-Morocco (Christian Olsson and Johan Elmander) Hosts: Bengt Skött and Samuel Sillén
FIFA World Cup Final Results
DOHA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — The following are the results of all FIFA World Cup finals: 1930 Uruguay 4 Argentina 2 1934 Italy 2 Czechoslovakia 1 1938 Italy 4 Hungary 2 1950 Uruguay 2 Brazil 1 1954 West Germany 3 Hungary 2 1958 Brazil 5 Sweden 2 1962 Brazil 3 Czechoslovakia 1 1966 England 4 […]
Right now: Argentina and Croatia are playing the World Cup semi-final
20.00 FootballMen’s WC semi-finalsArgentina-Croatia (Christian Olsson and Johan Elmander) Program managers: Johan Bengts and Gustav Jakobsson
Will Canada have a better chance at the next World Cup?
Qatar 2022 was a momentous occasion for the Canadian soccer team, as it marked their second ever appearance in the ultimate tournament. The second occasion was in 1986, so it was also the first time many fans got to see them on the world stage. Despite the early exit from the Winter World Cup, there […]
Right now: Croatia and Brazil are chasing the World Cup semi-finals
16.00-18.00 approx FootballWorld Cup quarter-finals men16.00 Croatia-Brazil (Susanna Andrén and Jon Persson) Program manager: Sigge Sanner
Official: Bulgaria and Romania outside Schengen, Croatia is included
Croatia has received approval to join Schengen from January 1, 2023, Croatian officials said, quoted by Reuters. However, Bulgaria and Romania remain outside the Schengen area, it became known from a statement by EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson.” The final step is complete! The Council’s decision has been adopted – it is now officially […]
Right now: Japan vs. Croatia in the World Cup round of 16
16.00-18.00 approx FootballMen’s World Cup Round of 1616.00 Japan-Croatia (Andreas Matz and Jon Persson) Program manager: Linn Nenzén
Ukrainian embassies across Europe receive ‘bloody packages’
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry called the “bloody packages” a “well-planned” campaign of intimidation and terror. A spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the packages were received at the embassies of the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy and Austria, as well as the consulates in Naples and Brno in the Czech Republic. Yevhenia Voloshchenko, a Ukrainian official […]
Right now: Follow the decider between Croatia and Belgium
16.00-18.00 in P4 FootballWC men’s group stage16.00 Croatia-Belgium (Christian Olsson and Johan Elmander)16.00 Canada-Morocco (Jonas Enarson) Program manager: Alexander Lundholm
Danish News Round-Up: Historic increase in economic inequality
The gap between rich and poor has never been greater in Denmark – or at least it was the case last year, when the economy boomed, reports Denmark’s statistics. The results are based on the increase in the Gini coefficient – a measure of income inequality in a country. In a country where everyone is […]
Right now: World Cup soccer
Sunday 27 November 14.00-22.00 approx SkisVC premiere – Ruka12.00 20 kilometer freestyle pursuit start ladies (Dag Malmqvist, Torgny Mogren and Selma Jennervall)13.30 20 kilometer freestyle pursuit start men (Dag Malmqvist, Torgny Mogren and Selma Jennervall) FootballWC men’s group stage14.00 Belgium-Morocco (Andreas Matz and Jon Persson)17.00 Croatia-Canada (Christian Olsson)20.00 Spain-Germany (Susanna Andrén and Johan Elmander) FootballQualification […]